The Godfather is an American film series that consists of three crime films directed by Francis Ford Coppola inspired by the 1969 novel of the same name by Italian American author Mario Puzo. Profoundly inspirational Godfather quotes will brighten up your day and make you feel ready to take on anything.

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Famous The Godfather Quotes

A friend should always underestimate your virtues and an enemy overestimate your faults. Don Vito Corleone

Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgment. The Godfather

For justice, we must go to Don Corleone. Amerigo Bonasera

A man who doesn’t spend time with his family can never be a real man. The Godfather

Revenge is a dish best served cold. Don Vito Corleone

Your enemies always get strong on what you leave behind. The Godfather

Women and children can be careless, but not men. Don Vito Corleone

The strength of a family, like the strength of an army, lies in its loyalty to each other. The Godfather

I believe in America. America has made my fortune. Amerigo Bonasera

Keep your friends close but your enemies closer. The Godfather

I don’t like violence, Tom. I’m a businessman. Blood is a big expense.

A friend should always underestimate your virtues and an enemy overestimate your faults. The Godfather

It’s not personal, Sonny. It’s strictly business. Michael Corleone

Power wears out those who do not have it. The Godfather

My father assured him that either his brains or his signature would be on the contract. Michael Corleone

Friendship is everything. Friendship is more than talent. It is more than the government. It is almost the equal of family. The Godfather

I have learned more from the streets than in any classroom. Don Vito Corleone

It was not perhaps the warmest friendship in the world, they would not send each other Christmas gift greetings, but they would not murder each other. The Godfather

In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns. Calo

Fredo you’re my older brother and I love you. But don’t ever take sides against the family. The Godfather

Don’t tell me that you’re innocent. Because it insults my intelligence and it makes me very angry. Michael Corleone

I’m working for my father now. He’s been sick, very sick. The Godfather 

That’s my family, Kay. It’s not me. Michael Corleone

Some people will pay a lot of money for that information; but then your daughter would lose a father, instead of gaining a husband. The Godfather

Fredo, you’re my older brother, and I love you. But don’t ever take sides with anyone against the Family again. Ever. Michael Corleone

And I raised my daughter in the American fashion. I gave her freedom, but I taught her never to dishonor her family. The Godfather

Leave the gun, take the cannoli. Peter Clemenza

Italians have a little joke, that the world is so hard a man must have two fathers to look after him, and that’s why they have godfathers. The Godfather

Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes. Peter Clemenza

A man who is not a father to his children can never be a real man. The Godfather

A man in my position can’t afford to look ridiculous. Jack Woltz

Just lie here, Pop. I’ll take care of you now. I’m with you now. I’m with you. The Godfather

I hope their first child be a masculine child. Luca Brasi

My father is no different than any powerful man, any man with power, like a president or senator. The Godfather 

You can act like a man! Don Vito Corleone

Falling in love is great but being in love is a disaster. The Godfather

You think too much of me, kid. I am not that clever. Virgil

Michael could never remember his father ever having uttered a word about death as if the Don respected death too much to philosophize about it. The Godfather

I have a sentimental weakness for my children and I spoil them, as you can see. They talk when they should listen. Don Vito Corleone

They made it personal when they shot Pop. It is not business, it’s personal. The Godfather

They should have stopped Hitler at Munich. Peter Clemenza

Don Corleone, I am honored and grateful that you invited me to your home on the wedding day of your daughter. And may their first child be a masculine child. I pledge my ever ending loyalty. The Godfather

If I wanted you dead, you would be dead already. Virgil

Some honorable men spend their whole life preparing for a supreme act of treachery. The Godfather

I bet Russian Czars never paid that much for a horse. Jack Woltz

Any man can turn traitor. The Godfather

When they come they come at what you love. Don Vito Corleone

I Know It Was You, Fredo. You Broke My Heart. You Broke My Heart! The Godfather

You’re getting a real reputation, Sonny! I hope you’re enjoying it! Tom Hagen

Friendship is everything. Friendship is more than talent. It is more than the government. It is almost the equal of family. Mario Puzo

The strength of a family, like the strength of an army, lies in its loyalty to each other. Don Vito Corleone

Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgment. Mario Puzo

Tell your boss he can ask for anything else, but this is one favor I can’t grant him. Jack Woltz

A man who doesn’t spend time with his family can never be a real man. Mario Puzo

Time erodes gratitude more quickly than it does beauty! Don Vito Corleone

I don’t trust society to protect us, I have no intention of placing my fate in the hands of men whose only qualification is that they managed to con a block of people to vote for them. Mario Puzo

Mr. Corleone is a man who insists on hearing bad news at once.Tom Hagen

Italians have a little joke, that the world is so hard a man must have two fathers to look after him, and that’s why they have godfathers. Mario Puzo

Now we’re talking business, let’s talk business. Michael Corleone

Accidents don’t happen to people who take accidents as a personal insult. Mario Puzo

I made my bones when you were going out with cheerleaders! Moe Greene

Many young men started down a false path to their true destiny. Time and fortune usually set them aright. Mario Puzo

What’s the matter with you? I think your brain is going soft with all that comedy you are playing with that young girl. Don Vito Corleone

A man who is not a father to his children can never be a real man. Mario Puzo

Never tell anyone outside the Family what you are thinking again. Don Vito Corleone

We are all honorable men here, we do not have to give each other assurances as if we were lawyers. Mario Puzo

This war stops now. Don Vito Corleone

He had long ago learned that society imposes insults that must be borne, comforted by the knowledge that in this world there comes a time when the most humble of men, if he keeps his eyes open, can take his revenge on the most powerful. It was this knowledge that prevented the Don from losing the humility all his friends admired in him. Mario Puzo

I refused to be a fool dancing on the strings held by all of those big shots. Don Vito Corleone

Yet, he thought, if I can die saying, Life is so beautiful, then nothing else is important. If i can believe in myself that much, nothing else matters. Mario Puzo

I swear, on the souls of my grandchildren, that I will not be the one to break the peace we have made here today. Don Vito Corleone

It was not perhaps the warmest friendship in the world, they would not send each other Christmas gift greetings, but they would not murder each other. Mario Puzo

Come on, kid, don’t fool around. Peter Clemenza

He should be careful. It’s dangerous to be an honest man. Mario Puzo

You know, Mike, you’re gonna turn out all right. Peter Clemenza

The other Dons in the room applauded and rose to shake hands with everybody in sight and to congratulate Don Corleone and Don Tattaglia on their new friendship. It was not perhaps the warmest friendship in the world, they would not send each other Christmas gift greetings, but they would not murder each other. That was friendship enough in this world, all that was needed. Mario Puzo

Tattaglia is a pimp. Don Vito Corleone

I have no such powers. If I did I would be more merciful than God, believe me. Mario Puzo

We don’t discuss business at the table. Santino Corleone

Mothers are like cops. They always believe the worst. Mario Puzo

I’m going to leave you now because I know that you are busy on this, the day of your daughter’s wedding. Luca Brasi

She emptied her mind of all thought of herself, of her children, of all anger, of all rebellion, of all questions. Then with a profound and deeply willed desire to believe, to be heard, as she had done every day since the murder of Carlo Rizzi, she said the necessary prayers for the soul of Michael Corleone. Mario Puzo

You talk about vengeance. Is vengeance going to bring your son back to you? Or my boy to me? Don Vito Corleone

You let women dictate your actions and they are not competent in this world, though certainly they will be saints in heaven while we men burn in hell. Mario Puzo

I respect those who tell me the truth no matter how hard it is. Michael Corleone

You lived like a fool and you have come to a fool’s end. Mario Puzo

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